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out-of-date

out-of-date is the alternative form of out of date.

Meaning of out of date

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Too old to be used; not current; invalid; having expired.
    • My bus pass is out of date — I'll have to go buy a new one.
    Synonyms:
    antiquated
  2. (idiomatic) Not conforming to the current fashion or style; old-fashioned; outmoded.
    • The dresses she wears are quite out of date.

Forms of out-of-date

comparativemore out-of-date
superlativemost out-of-date

Questions about out-of-date

What is out-of-date the alternative form of?
Out-of-date is the alternative form of out of date.

Words near out-of-date in the dictionary

  1. out-of-college
  2. out-of-context
  3. out-of-control
  4. out-of-course
  5. out-of-court
  6. out-of-date
  7. out-of-dateness
  8. out-of-door
  9. out-of-doors
  10. out-of-office
  11. out-of-offices

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Adapted from Wiktionary: out-of-date (page history and authors); out of date (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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